Fall 2012 – Winter 2013 :: University of Calgary

I was curious if anyone else agreed with me that Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott could be considered a commentary on gender in his time? Particularly, it seems to speak about the role of women in Europe in the early … Continue reading →

As we have previously discussed in class, the Romantic period was a definite literary movement and Wordsworth is clearly its spokesman. In his Preface to Lyrical Ballads, he boldly criticises the limitations of literary past and asserts that his plan for the … Continue reading →

One of the most beautiful passages from Beowulf, in my opinion, is lines 1362 â€“ 1377, which can be found on page 71 of the Norton Anthology of English Literature, volume A. The passage provides a beautifully eloquent narrative … Continue reading →